4/28/11
Whether your someone wanting to change your career path and find another job or someone wanting to apply a new job, creating a a youthful and impressive resume is vital in the working world. With all the competition walking everywhere, it's pretty difficult to create a resume that will make you stood out from the rest and will make a lasting effect in the companies you will be applying for. The resume is like your key entrance to the working force. It is your persona when you present yourself to prospective companies that you are applying. It's like selling yourself. Well not really selling yourself but you have to make yourself of great worth to the company. That you have what it takes to work here or work there. Also, resumes must not be generic and should be custom fit according to the job position and company that you are applying for. You can't just make lots of copies of the same resume and present it to all potential employers. You have to make modifications to fit with the job position you are looking for. Presented here are some ways which you can follow to make your resume interesting and appealing.
You should focus on recent relevant experience. I've always thought before when I was updating my resume and analyzing other people's resume, that when you apply for a certain job, do you necessarily place all of your job experiences in your resume despite of their insignificance to the job position you are currently applying at hand? Sure it may be interesting and makes you look good, but what really matters in the end is that, only relevant experiences will have a signicant impact. If it's not relevant, then it has to go. This is to ensure that relevant job experiences will be focused more and managers will pay more attention to them than filling your resume with nonsensical irrelevant things.
Technology is always changing. What's in today may be obsolete tomorrow. That's just how it works. And your resume is not excluded from this. You should focus on new technologies that people are using nowadays. You don't just type in your resume that you know DOS or if you're a programmer, obsolete programming languages that have gone extinct. Instead, you fill them with new technologies that are in demand right now. Adobe Photoshop CS 5, PHP 5. You have to update your resume for these and update your skills as well. List only software programs and technologies that are current in your industry.
Lastly, shift your resume from an old-fashioned written resume to a resume with your persona. Gone are the days when a resume speaks so dry, so generic, and filled with job-seeker jargons that have been used and abused over time (like detail-oriented, team player, responsible). Somehow, you have to give your resume a personal touch. Something that will have a lasting effect on the managers. Something that will make it you. You should provide details, experiences, and situations that comprehends how responsible you are. Or how detail-oriented you are. Or what kind of team player you are. Don't be vague. Be convincing. Be direct. And use strong words that can impress them.
Of course this only applies to people who are interested (or forced) to work in a company. Those who are pursuing a business wouldn't need a resume but rather some capital and enough knowledge to withstand the challenges a business would bring. But if I were to choose, it would be nice to work in a company and at the same time have your own business. That way, you'd be able to learn the pros and cons of each state of work and you'd be flexible in that each one presents different sets of challenges and rewards. It would be nice to do both but would indeed require much from you.
3/27/10
TOP 50 MOST COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Graduation is fast-approaching (I'm still gonna graduate too! Lol. But thank goodness I have managed my only three real job interviews fairly well and passed! ^_^ so I was actually in a dilemma of choosing which job is best for my interests O.o). And many college students will now be facing the world of the unemployed and job-seekers. It's like a new world of possibilities, challenges, and essentially, one may go through a lot of failures and hardships along the way (unless you're so blessed and instead of looking for a job, the job is already waiting for you to graduate).
One of the things that a fresh graduate must kept in hand should be a set of skills needed for the career they are going to pursue as well as some valuable tools and resources. Whether you want to be employed or you want to pursue being a businessperson, you must be prepared physically, emotionally, mentally, and psychologically if you want to survive in the real world.
As for this post, this is particularly important for those people who desire to join the work-force and contribute their energy and effort to a company whose visions and missions are inclined to their beings. These concerns job interviews which is one of the first and foremost challenge a fresh graduate must face. Here are some of the top 50 most common interview questions that the people should be anticipating about and should prepare themselves to answer them in a way that can land them the job they desire.
The questions are ranked by how often they are asked in job interviews.
1. Do you have any questions for me?
2. Tell me about yourself.
3. What are your strengths? Your weaknesses.
4. Why should we hire you?
5. Why do you want to work here?
6. Tell me your three weaknesses.
7. Describe your ability to deal with conflict.
8. What are your three greatest strengths?
9. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
10. Tell me about your ability to work under pressure.
11. Why do you apply for this position?
12. What has been your greatest accomplishment?
13. Why did you leave your previous job?
14. How do you plan to achieve these goals?
15. Briefly describe your ideal job?
16. What is your definition of great customer service? (Uh...this might only apply to customer service related jobs obviously O.o)
17. What are your short-term goals? Long-term?
18. How would your friends or coworkers describe you?
19. Are you a team player?
20. What is your philosophy towards work?
21. Briefly describe the type of career opportunity you are seeking.
22. How do you motivate people?
23. How do you manage multiple tasks/projects?
24. What are your salary requirements?
25. How would you deal with this kind of situation? (Ex. tension and disagreement)
26. Can you work well under deadlines or pressure?
27. When can you start to work if hired?
28. Do you consider yourself successful?
29. How do you define success?
30. Describe a situation you took full responsibility for actions and outcome.
31. Tell me about your proudest achievement.
32. Describe your work ethic.
33. How do you establish a working relationship with new people?
34. What are your career goals?
35. Explain how you would be an asset to this company.
36. What two or three things are most important to you in your job?
37. Tell me three books you have read recently.
38. What motivates you to do your best on the job?
39. What kind of experience did you gain from your previous job/internship/etc?
40. In what kind of work environment are you comfortable in?
41. How do you think your education has prepared you for this type of position?
42. What have you done to improve your skills/knowledge from last year?
43. If hired, how long do you expect to work for us?
44. How would you adapt to a new work environment?
45. Describe a situation where you had an irate customer and how did you handle it?
46. May I check your reference?
47. What kinds of situations put you under stress? How do you handle that stress?
48. Describe work-related problems and how you solved them.
49. How long would it take for you to make a meaningful contribution to our company?
50. How do you think you will compensate for your lack of experience?
Well that's it! Just make sure your answers are honest and doesn't sound scripted or else the interviewer might get a hint of it. Also, be true to yourself or possibly, be your best self!
Well, congrats to all the graduates of 2010! :)
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